The Washington Post vs Coursera
78 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#ffffff → #ffffff Text
#000000 → #1f1f1f Brand
#000000 → #0056d2 Border
#cccccc → #e0e0e0 Display font
Postoni → Source Sans 3 Body size
18px → 16px colors 66 changed
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surface-soft #f8f8f8 → #f7f9fc ~
surface-strong #eeeeee → #e7eaf0 ~
text #000000 → #1f1f1f ~
text-strong #000000 → #0a0a0a ~
text-muted #444444 → #5e6677 ~
text-soft #666666 → #6e7480 ~
brand #000000 → #0056d2 ~
border #cccccc → #e0e0e0 ~
border-soft #e0e0e0 → #eaedf2 ~
border-strong #888888 → #c1c7d0 ~
shadow-card rgba(0,0,0,0.04) → rgba(0,0,0,0.08) ~
shadow-modal rgba(0,0,0,0.18) → rgba(0,0,0,0.20) ~
success #177a3a → #2e7d32 ~
success-soft #e3f2e7 → #e6f3e7 ~
warning #a06200 → #f5b728 ~
warning-soft #faf0db → #fff5db ~
danger #cf202f → #d52424 ~
danger-soft #ffe5e7 → #fbeaea ~
info #2a64a6 → #0056d2 ~
info-soft #e3edf7 → #eef0fb +
bg-warm #fafafa +
bg-muted #f5f7f8 +
bg-deep #1f1f1f +
bg-promo #eef0fb +
surface-elevated #ffffff +
surface-hover #f5f7f8 +
text-disabled #9aa0ad +
text-on-brand #ffffff +
text-link #0056d2 +
text-link-hover #003e9c +
brand-hover #003e9c +
brand-active #002f7a +
brand-soft #eef0fb +
brand-deep #001e4f +
accent-yellow #f5b728 +
accent-orange #f47e2c +
accent-green #2e7d32 +
accent-red #d52424 +
border-focus #0056d2 +
on-brand #ffffff +
rating-star #f5b728 +
rating-star-empty #e0e0e0 +
badge-bestseller #f47e2c +
badge-new #0056d2 +
badge-trending #7c3aed +
shadow-popover rgba(0,0,0,0.12) −
bg-section #f5f5f5 −
bg-dark #000000 −
surface-quote #f5f0e6 −
text-faint #999999 −
brand-tagline #000000 −
brand-red #cf202f −
brand-red-hover #a8001a −
brand-red-soft #ffe5e7 −
link #2a64a6 −
link-hover #173e6e −
link-visited #5a5a5a −
on-brand-red #ffffff −
on-ink #ffffff −
border-rule #000000 −
border-rule-heavy #000000 −
shadow-elev rgba(0,0,0,0.08) −
scrim rgba(0,0,0,0.55) −
live-red #cf202f −
live-pulse #ff3344 −
democracy-tagline-bg #000000 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Postoni","size":72} → {"family":"Source Sans 3","size":60} ~
h1 {"family":"Postoni","size":28} → {"family":"Source Sans 3","size":40} ~
h2 {"family":"Postoni","size":22} → {"family":"Source Sans 3","size":32} ~
body {"family":"Franklin ITC","size":18} → {"family":"Source Sans 3","size":16} ~
label {"family":"Courier New","size":11} → {"family":"Roboto Mono","size":11} radius 2 changed
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button 4px → 6px ~
card 14px → 8px spacing 5 changed
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xs 2px → 4px ~
sm 4px → 8px ~
md 12px → 16px ~
lg 24px → 32px ~
xl 40px → 48px